Chevrolet Volt sees sales outpaced by Nissan Leaf, possibly Tesla

4:32 PM,
May 2, 2013

2013 Chevrolet Volt. Picture received May 1, 2013 from General Motors

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The Chevrolet Volt was under siege in April, being outsold by the smaller and less-expensive Nissan Leaf, while the twice-as-expensive Tesla Model S may have surpassed it, too.

Sales of GM's plug-in electric vehicle, which can travel 38 miles on its battery before a small gasoline engine kicks in, fell 11% from April 2012. Through the first four months of 2013, Volt sales are up only 3%.

The Nissan Leaf, which can travel 75 miles on one charge, outsold the Volt for the second consecutive month. ...